To exclude missing, dead and expats:

Voters' register updated

COMMISSIONER of Elections Dayananda Dissanayake has directed District Secretaries to submit lists of names of persons who are missing or have gone abroad for employment in addition to those killed in the tsunami disaster.

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No privatisation of State banks, assures Mahinda

PRIME MINISTER Mahinda Rajapakse reaffirmed yesterday that the People's Alliance government will not privatise the major economic institutions in the country, including the State banks. Instead, it will move forward by consolidating and enhancing their efficiency.

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